The UK may have only left the European Union, but its next opportunity to stagger blindly off a cliff is just 20 weeks away | Analysis by lukemcgee
London The UK may have only left the European Union last Friday, but its next opportunity to stagger blindly off a cliff is just 20 weeks away.
The current Brexit transition period is due to expire on December 31. Between now and then, both the UK and Brussels hope to reach an agreement on their future relationship. Failure to do so would mean no formal agreement and the immediate cessation of all current arrangements, causing untold chaos and disruption. And while the transition period can be extended, the UK needs to decide whether it wishes to do so before July 1.
As it happened: The day the UK left the EU 01:49However, many of these civil servants are not seeing much beyond the bluster. Despite having the mandate to pursue whatever agenda it likes, Johnson's government seems fixated on telling people how much they want to change the country without doing all that much about it. Which somewhat lends weight to the theory that Johnson's government is eager that the national conversation be on any subject other than Brexit.
Here's what you need to know about Brexit 03:38Despite the gloominess in some corners of Westminster, the mood in Brussels is calm."We've been doing this for three years now. We are not surprised by political developments in Westminster. All that matters is what happens when we get in the room," one EU official told CNN. EU diplomats share this view.
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